. Elements of zoology, or, Natural history of animals / ed. by Reese. Zoology. PACHYDERM AT A TAPIR TRIRi: — RHINOCEROS. 105 assumes the form of a short fleshy trunk—the rudiment, as it were, of that of the elephant. Other species have been recently discovered of a larger size ; one of which has the bones of the nose still more elongated, approaching a very remarkable fossil ge- nus, the pafzeotheriitm, [from the Greek palseos, ancient, and t her ion, a wild beast.] This seems to have been an animal nearly allied to the Tapirs ; remains of several species, varying in size from a rhinocero
. Elements of zoology, or, Natural history of animals / ed. by Reese. Zoology. PACHYDERM AT A TAPIR TRIRi: — RHINOCEROS. 105 assumes the form of a short fleshy trunk—the rudiment, as it were, of that of the elephant. Other species have been recently discovered of a larger size ; one of which has the bones of the nose still more elongated, approaching a very remarkable fossil ge- nus, the pafzeotheriitm, [from the Greek palseos, ancient, and t her ion, a wild beast.] This seems to have been an animal nearly allied to the Tapirs ; remains of several species, varying in size from a rhinoceros to a small sheep, have been found in the gypsum fresh water deposits of the Isle places. 137. To this family belongs the rhinoceros, [from the Greek rin, a nose, and keros, a horn,] which is remark-. Form of Palaotherium. quarries of Paris, the of Wight, and other. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reese, David Meredith, 1800-1861. New York : A. S. Barnes
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